
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 09 2024 **To** 31 08 2025 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1185238 **Charity's principal address** Shevington Sharks ARLFC Vicarage Lane Shevington **Postcode WN6 8HP** 

Shevington Sharks ARLFC 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Stephen Dillon|President|||
||Stephen Bates|Secretary|||
||Mark Gaffney|Legal|||
||Carol Halton|CWO|||
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods Elected by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the (eg. appointed by, elected by) trustees. 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

To promote community participation in healthy recreation in sport and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time for all regardless of age, health, disability, financial hardship, poverty or social and economic disadvantage or the public at large in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving conditions of life. 

Assist young people especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities allowing each one to develop their capabilities, so that they grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society. 

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We provide people and their families of all ages and abilities the opportunity to play and enjoy sport and in particular Rugby League and enjoy the benefits that sport and recreation brings across both the local and wider community – working together to improve health and well being across our community. 

We run team based and individual activities from under 6s right through to open age, providing training and other activities/sessions around not only Rugby but also outreach sessions around health and well being for the benefit of both the local and wider communities. 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

The trustees are aware of their responsibilities in regard to the statutory duties issued by the charity commission in respect of the requirement of Public benefit. 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Our club continues to grow and we provide people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to participate or be involved in sport and recreation. We now have in excess of 350 junior members and an active open age set up including social touch rugby sessions aimed at over 35s. We have 450 players at all levels including girls. 

This year we have an under 15s girls team and are developing girls teams at under 9s and under 11s. 

We continue to increase participation levels in our sport. 

We continue to work with local schools and organisations promoting health and well-being across our community. 

We continue to develop our facility into Social Impact and Well Being Hub, set up via the Rugby leage providing additional support for the local community and running classes around mental health and fitness and other activities. 

Our facilities are used by a wide range of organisations for the benefit of all. 

We work with other clubs promoting the Hub for the benefit of all across our sport and the wider community. 

The trustees also assist other sports (Rugby Leage) clubs in their development from their experience in developing the Vicarage Lane Site. 

March **2012** 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

We keep a reserve for contingencies to cover any extraordinary costs including maintenance that may occur as well as a sinking fund to cover one off costs– any surplus monies are used to enhance our activities and provide the best possible facilities and equipment for our players and community groups. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

N/A 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

Stephen Dillon **Signature(s)** Stephen H. Bates Stephen Dillon **Full name(s)** Stephen H. Bates **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary President **etc) Date** 28th May 2026 28[th] May 2026 

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||**Shevington Sharkes ARLFC**<br>|**Shevington Sharkes ARLFC**<br>|**Shevington Sharkes ARLFC**<br>|**1185238**<br>**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||
||**For the period**<br>**from**|01.09.2024<br>Period start date|**To**|31.08.2025<br>Period end date||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Subscriptions and Registrations Fees|**69,482**|**-**|**-**|**69,482**||
|Fundraising,LotteryFundingand Sponsorship|**27,644**|**-**|**-**|**27,644**||
|Merchandise Sales|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||
|Grants and Incentives||**-**|**-**|**-**||
|Other Income|**41,043**|**-**|**-**|**41,043**||
|||**-**|**-**|**-**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**138,170**|**-**|**-**|**138,170**|**-**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**||||||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||
||**138,170**|**-**|**-**|**138,170**|**-**|
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|Facilities Hire<br>Training  Costs<br>Kit and Equipment<br>Match Expenses<br>Merchandise and Tickets<br>Coaching<br>Other Expenses|**39,890**|**-**|**-**|**39,890**||
|||**-**|**-**|**-**||
||**28,822**|**-**|**-**|**28,822**||
||**26,251**|**-**|**-**|**26,251**||
||**6,523**|**-**|**-**|**6,523**||
||**3,195**|**-**|**-**|**3,195**||
||**2,198**|**-**|**-**|**2,198**||
||**25,936**|**-**|**-**|**25,936**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**132,815**|**-**|**-**|**132,815**|**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)**||||||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
||**132,815**|**-**|**-**|**132,815**|**-**|
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||**5,354**|**-**|<br>**-**|**5,354**|**-**|
||**-**|**-   **|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**76,416**|**-**|**-**|**76,416**|**-**|
||**81,770**|**-**|<br>**-**|**81,770**|**-**|



## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||Cash at Bank|**86,152**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**_Total cash funds_**|**86,152**|**-**|**-**|
||**Details**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|Agreement Error|OK|OK|
|||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
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||**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|**-**|
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||**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||Machine|8160|**-**|**-**|
||Machine|9366|**-**|**-**|
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||**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
||Accruals|720|**-**||
|||0|**-**||
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

07/05/2026 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Shewngton Sharkes ARLFC
On aG¢ounts for the year
ended
31st August 2025
Charity no
{if any}
1185238
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
harity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3110812025.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad
2011 ('the Acr).
I report in respect of rny examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have Gompleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with sedion 130 of
the Act or
the awounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
WTth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
pi
se delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date:
Independent
examinees ststement
%oZ
Signed:
Namg:
Chris Alcock
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
39 Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge. Wigan, WN6 9DR.
October 2018
IER

Section B
Disclosure
Only completè rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018